Soft-tread horseshoe.



, PATBNTED JAN. 8, 1907. H.PA AR. son: TREAD HORSESHOB.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13.1906. I

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Be it known that 1,-HENRY PAAR, a citizen of-the-United States, residing at Canton, in

the county of Stark and State ofOhio, have ments in Soft-Tread Horseshoes and do hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to: the numerals of referencemarked thereon, in i which Figure'l is a bottom or under side view of the shoe, showing one of the heel-cushions removed. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the shoe. Fig. 3 is a top view of one of the cushions. Fig. 4 is a section through line 4 4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view of the cushion-retaining plates, showing the cushion in dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of one of the cushions, showing the different parts properly connected together and the retaining rivet or stud removed. Fig. 7 is a view showing a portion of the end of the shoe and illustrating aportion of the metal of the socket broken away, showing the cushion partially inserted in the socket.

The present invention has relation to softtread horseshoes; and it consists in the novel arrangement hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the shoe, which is provided with the toe and heel sockets 2 and 3, which sockets are formed of a shape and size to correspond substantially with the shape and size of the cushions 4 or such part of the cushions as are seated in the sockets. The cushions 4 are preferably formed of rubber or like material and are provided upon their tops with the sockets 5, which are for the purpose of receiving the heads 6, formed upon the rivets 7, said rivets being securely attached to the shoe proper in any convenient and well-known manner. Upon the top of the various heel and toe cushions/t are attached the plates 8, which are secured to the cushions in the ordinary manner, preferably by vulcanizing the rubber, suitable apertures 9 bein formed in the plates 8, so that said plates v Specification of i'.ietters Fatent.

i 1 Application filed November 13, 1906- Serial No.- 343,178.-

' sam Jan. '8, 19 7."

. material 1 0, whichis vulcanized or other- ---wise connected to' the cushions at the extreme sides, butis'not-rigidly attached to the plates 8 for the reason hereinafter described. invented certain new and useful- Improveets 5, which socketscorrespond' substantially insize and shape with the heads 6,formed upon-the rivets 7. 'The he'ads. 6 are tapered in opposite directions,so. as to providewhat Thecushions 4 are provided with the sockmight be termed a beveled under side. 4

In attaching the cushions after the plates 8 and the canvas 10 have been properly attached the cushions are forced into their sockets, a small aperture 12 being formed in the canvas 10, which admits the entrance of the bevel-ended head 6 of the rivets 7, and as the cushions are forced into the sockets the beveled edges of the head will come in contact with the edges of the recesses 13, formed in the plates 8, and part said plates asufiicient distance to allow the head to pass into the socket 11.. After the head has fully passed into the socket the plates will be automatically brought toward each other and assume the position illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, thereby bringing portions of the under faces of the plates into engagement with the head 6, as best illustrated in Fig. 4. By forming the cushions 4 of rubber or like material and forming the recesses 14 in the outer edges of the plates 8 the rubber between the walls of the socket and the edge of the plate will be compressed sufficiently to allow the spreading of the plates 8, but after the plates 8 have been brought into proper position to connect the cushions 4, the compressed portion of the rubber will expand or assume its normal condition and hold the plates in contact with the head 6.

It will be understood the canvas 10 should not be vulcanized to the plates in order to allow the movement of the plates, but sim 1y placed in position upon the plates. A ter the cushion has become worn away one side of said cushion can be pried upward, which has a tendency to draw the upward-moved side of the cushion away from the bottom of the socket and allow one of the plates to move from under the head 6, after which the cushion 4 can be easily removed. I am therefore enabled to provide a cushion that can be attached and detached without the necessity of removing the shoe 1 from its fixed posi. tion upon the horses hoof. This is a great advantage in soft-tread horseshoes, owing to IIO the fact that the frequent removing and rep setting of the shoes has a tendency to injure the hoof of a horse.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1 1. In a soft-tread horseshoe the combination of a shoe provided with cushion-holding sockets, cushions located therein said cushions provided with sockets, lates secured to the cushions and separated om each other, strips of canvas secured to the cushions upon opposite sides of the plates, rivets or nuts provided with retaining-heads and the retaining-heads adapted to engage the plates, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a horseshoe of the class described the combination of a shoe cushions connected thereto, said cushions provided with plates having recesses upon their outer edges and their inner edges and rivets or studs provided purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY PAAR. Witnesses:

J. A. JEFFERS, F. W. BOND. 

